Leonard Aguilar (Texas AFL-CIO) / Robert Espinoza (PHI International)

<p>Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar was the first featured guest on today’s edition of the AWF Union Podcast. Aguilar discussed the Texas Climate Jobs Project, union jobs being a pathway to the middle class for workers and the political climate in the state.</p> <p>PHI National Vice President of Policy Robert Espinoza was today’s second guest. He spoke about the direct-care workforce being underfunded, the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on direct-care workers and the sub-par standards and conditions for workers in this sector.</p>